The days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are set aside as a time of serious self-evaluations. We are supposed to reach out to those in our lives who we may have harmed in the past year and apologize to them. All in preparation of the start of a brand new year.
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Yom Kippur is the second of our High Holidays. It’s a day of solemn reflection and confession of our collective sins from the previous year. Our traditions on the day tell us a lot about how Judaism views human flaws and the need to start the year with a clear conscience.
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On Yom Kippur we come together as a community to confess our sins of the previous year. Part of this is acknowledging the harm we have committed knowingly or unknowningly. It can often be the case that even the communities who consider themselves progressive and open have fallen short to create a safe space for
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It’s Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. It is a time of celebration and reflection. I’m here to give you all the basics, so that you can feel all caught up on the holiday and know how to respond when someone says “Shana Tova”. What is Rosh Hashanah? Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year.
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